Resultados de búsqueda - "Democratic Republic of the Congo"

Understanding the perceptions of secondary school youth toward agricultural careers in Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Nigeria por Mulei, W., Larinde, B., Adefioye, A., Bobo, P., Woomer, P.L.

“…A baseline survey of 1264 students from eight secondary schools in Democratic Republic (DR) of Congo, Kenya and Nigeria was conducted to assess their attitudes toward career pathways to agriculture and agribusiness. …”
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Determinants and success of engagement in circular bioeconomy practices in African food systems por Sekabira, H., Simbeko, G., Feleke, S., Manyong, V., Spath, L., Krutli, P., Vanlauwe, B., Kintche, K., Wilde, B., Six, J.

“…The study aimed to predict the probabilities of engagement among smallholders in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Rwanda, and South Africa. …”
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2020 Global report on food crises: Joint analysis for better decisions por Food Security Information Network, Vos, Rob, Rice, Brendan, Minot, Nicholas

“…This reflected worsening acute food insecurity in key conflict-driven crises, notably the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan and the growing severity of drought and economic shocks as drivers in countries such as Haiti, Pakistan and Zimbabwe. …”
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Genomic characterization and population structure of indigenous cavies from the Democratic Republic of Congo: Implications for breeding and conservation por Ayagirwe, R., Kyallo, Martina, Meutchieye, F., Manjeli, Y., Mutwedu, V.B., Mugumaarhahama, Y., Baenyi, P., Wasso, S., Bisimwa, P., Yao, Nasser

“…Domesticated guinea pigs (cavies) are crucial in mixed crop-livestock farming systems in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), providing meat, income, and organic fertilizer. …”
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Foliar and Wood Traits Covary along a Vertical Gradient within the Crown of Long-Lived Light-Demanding Species of the Congo Basin Semi-Deciduous Forest por Kafuti, C., Bourland, N., Mil, T. de, Meeus, S., Rousseau, M., Toirambe, B., Bolaluembe, P-C., Ndjele, L., Beeckman, H.

“…We measured wood and leaf traits at different height locations within the crown of five individuals of Pericopsis elata (Harms) Meeuwen (Fabaceae) from the northern tropical forest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. All traits varied between and within individuals. …”
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Carbon stocks in Miombo Woodlands: Evidence from over 50 years por Bulusu, M., Martius, C., Clendenning, J.

“…Angola and Democratic Republic of the Congo.…”
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Building a framework towards climate-smart agriculture in the Yangambi landscape, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) por Mangaza, L., Sonwa, D.J., Batsi, G., Ebuy, J., Kahindo, J.M.

“…This paper aims to produce a framework for climate-smart agriculture (CSA) in the Yangambi landscape, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This would enable the authors to identify agricultural practices, assess vulnerability to climate change, identify options for improving agricultural systems from a climate change mitigation and adaptation perspective and finally provide climate-smart agricultural options. …”
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Priority Agricultural Commodities for Expanding and Diversifying Intra-Regional Trade in Eastern and Southern Africa por Odjo, Sunday, Fofana, Ismael, Tadesse, Getaw

“…This report explores the potential to diversify intra-regional trade in Eastern and Southern Africa countries (Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, and Burundi), with special reference to the COMESA regional market. …”
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“Stronger with breastmilk-only initiative” in 5 African countries: Case study on the implementation process and contribution to the enabling environment for breastfeeding por Michaud-Létourneau, Isabelle, Gayard, Marion, Wassef, Jacqueline, Likhite, Nathalie, Tharaney, Manisha, Kim, Sunny S., Menon, Purnima

“…Methods: This study was based on 2 assessments at the national level carried out in 5 countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, and Sierra Leone) using qualitative methods. …”
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Navigating around the DRC’s statistical potholes: New estimates on welfare and poverty trends (2005-2012) following a spatially disaggregated approach por Marivoet, Wim, De Herdt, Tom, Ulimwengu, John M.

“…Relying on two rounds of household budget data (2005 and 2012), this paper presents a proposal for an integrated analysis of the most recent changes in welfare and poverty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Confronted with various methodological challenges, it proposes four ways to improve comparability of welfare and poverty across time and space. …”
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Findings across agricultural public expenditure reviews in African countries por Mink, Stephen D.

“…It synthesizes evidence from 20 Agriculture Public Expenditure Reviews (Ag PERs) that have been carried out in countries in Africa South of the Saharan (Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, Rwanda, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, and Zambia) with World Bank assistance during 2009–2015. …”
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Farm typology for targeting fertilizer advisory – digital green and fertilizer Ethiopia use cases por Pawar, R.R., Ismael, A.D., Descheemaeker, K., Liben, F., Ebrahim, M., Eshete, M., Tigabie, A., Tsedalu, B., Desta, G., Tamene, Lulseged D., Aubert, C., Assefa, B., Vandamme, E., Senthilkumar, K.

“…The EiA Initiative is organized around Use Cases located in the Global South, including Cambodia, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Mali, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia and Zimbabwe (CGIAR, 2023). …”
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Heterosis and line-by-tester combining ability analysis for grain yield and provitamin A in maize por Tabu, I., Lubobo, K., Mbuya, K., Kimuni, N.

“…Developing a high-yielding and provitamin A-rich maize variety is one of the best approaches to reduce malnutrition and increase production, especially in regions where maize is a staple food, such as, the former Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, it requires a good knowledge of combining ability and heterosis for grain yield and provitamin A. …”
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Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum: a major constraint to banana, plantain and enset production in central and east Africa over the past decade por Nakato, V., Mahuku, George S., Coutinho, Teresa A.

“…Distribution Xcm has only been found in African countries, namely Burundi, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda. …”
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Impact of fine-scale edaphic heterogeneity on tree species assembly in a central African rainforest por Vleminckx, J., Drouet, T., Amani, C., Lisingo, J., Lejoly, J., Hardy, Olivier J.

“…In the present study, we aimed to test species and species assemblage responses to a sharp edaphic discontinuity in a tropical forest tree community.Yoko forest reserve (6975 ha), Democratic Republic of the Congo.We set up four 500–600‐m long parallel transects crossing two contrasted edaphic habitats, one lying on clayey soil and the other on sandy soil. …”
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Agricultural trade and trade integration in the East African community por Bouët, Antoine, Nimenya, Nicodème

“…The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organization of seven partner states, comprising Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda, with its headquarters in Arusha, Tanzania. …”
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Reviewing DRC’s poverty estimates, 2005-2012: Unprecedented GDP growth without trickle down por Marivoet, Wim, De Herdt, Tom, Ulimwengu, John M.

“…The first decade of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) post-conflict reconstruction period (2004-2013) was marked by an unprecedented economic growth in per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of 3-4% per year, but was this ‘peace dividend’ translated into widespread poverty reduction within the Congolese population? …”
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Identifying areas where biodiversity is at risk from potential cocoa expansion in the Congo Basin por Kamath, Vignesh, Sassen, Marieke, Arnell, Andy, van Soesbergen, Arnout, Bunn, Christian

“…Even with an effective no deforestation policy, biodiversity loss remains a concern in agricultural areas like western Cameroon and the northeastern and eastern edges of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This research provides valuable insights that can be used to guide the development of strategies that mitigate the adverse effects of cocoa expansion on biodiversity.…”
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Honey bee colony losses and causes during the active beekeeping season 2022/2023 in nine sub- Saharan African countries por Nganso, B.T., Ayalew, W., Wubie, A.J., Assefa, F., Belayhun, L., Ndungu, N.N., Toroitich, D., Otieno-Ayayo, Z.N., Wambua, M.B., Oyieyo, Y.O., Elie, N., Sikirou, R., Idrissou, S.B., Mwiza, W., Turner, S., Bobadoye, B.O., Fameni, S.T., Gaboe, S., Agbodzavu, M.K., Mafwila, P., Tasse Taboue, G.C., Emily, K., Henri, T.Z.E., Niassey, S., Fonkou, S.N., Pirk, C.W.W., Gray, A., Brodschneider, R., Soroker, V., Subramanian, S.

“…This study reports for the first-time managed honey bee colony loss rates and associated risk factors during the active beekeeping season 2022/2023 in nine Sub-Saharan African countries, namely Kenya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Uganda, Benin, Liberia, Nigeria, Cameroon and Democratic Republic of the Congo. The sustainability of bee swarm catches as a main honey bee colony source tool for operation expansion by African beekeepers was also evaluated in Kenya and Ethiopia. …”
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Gender attitudes in agriculture and positivity bias: A survey experiment in four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa por Ragasa, Catherine, Lambrecht, Isabel B., Ma, Ning, Cole, Steven, Ebrahim, Mohammed, Desta, Gizaw, Mersha, Abiro Tigabie, Mudereri, Bester, Kihiu, Evelyne, Kreye, Christine, Peter, Hellen

“…By analyzing data from 8,051 survey respondents across study sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Rwanda, our findings emphasize both commonalities and differences in gender attitudes across different contexts. …”
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